Porth Ceriad Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.79° N 4.51° W

Porth Ceriad 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Porth Ceriad sea temperature is
17.2°C
1.9° 

Porth Ceriad surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Porth Ceriad today (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Porth Ceriad at 7AM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (18 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (18 Sep)8ft (2.4m)8s

Table - waves today at Porth Ceriad. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.3
W
5
1.1
SW
5
1.7
SW
6
2.5
SW
7
2.5
SW
7
2.4
SW
8
2.4
SW
7
2.4
SW
8
2.3
SW
7
1.9
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
7
1.2
W
4
1.2
W
5
0.7
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
117
92
60
185
635
671
657
598
657
569
372
243
164
138
117
59
65
37
39
26
18
13
13
Wind (km/h)
35
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
SW
45
SW
55
SW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
High Tide
00:57AM3.28m
1:15PM3.17m
1:45AM2.89m
2:13PM2.85m
3:05AM2.60m
4:04PM2.70m
Low Tide
7:27AM1.41m
8:05PM1.45m
8:28AM1.66m
9:31PM1.65m
10:10AM1.77m
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light rain
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part cloud
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:27
7:24
7:22
 mm
5
1
Temp °C
14
15
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
17
17
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
9
8
9
7
5
8
8
8
9
9
12
10
12
12
12
9
9
8
9
10
12
10
9
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